Must-Have WinRAR Shortcuts in 2024 | A Complete Guide
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Summary: If you are a regular user of the WinRAR tool or RAR file, knowing some key WinRAR shortcuts will be very helpful. In this article, let us explore the advantages and some important Shortcuts of WinRAR.
RAR is an archive file that helps in compression. The actual format for the WinRAR archive is RAR, Like other archives i.e; Zip archive. A RAR file is a data container that compresses one or more files that can help users share large files easily. There are a number of extra advantages to RAR, it provides strong data encryption and also helps in splitting archives into multiple smaller volumes.
Advantages of WinRAR
WinRAR ensures file confidentiality as it provides services such as a password, to keep your data confidential.
WinRAR ensures data reliability as it repairs minor corruption in RAR files, and also provides lock options to prevent unwanted file access.
It supports simultaneous drag & drop options, shortcuts help in essay access to novice users, and saves time.
This command will help in adding a comment to the archive file
Alt+p
This command will help in protect the archive from damage
Alt+t
This command is to Test archived files
Alt+W
To Extract without confirmation
Alt+l
This command will lock the archive
ctrl+I
This command will print archive
Shortcut For Tool Menu
Shortcut Command
Description
Alt+d
This command will help in scanning the virus
Alt+r
This command will help in repairing the archives
Alt+x
This command will help in converting the archive to SFX
Alt+q
This command will help in converting the files into archive files.
Shortcut For Favorite Menu
Shortcut Command
Description
Ctrl+f
This command will help you add the currently opened archive/Folder to the favorite’s list.
Other Shortcut Options For Menu
Shortcut Command
Description
ctrl+s
Go to the setting option
ctrl+t
This command will help you show the archive folder in a folder tree
Shortcut For Help Menu
Shortcut Command
Description
Alt+h
To open the help menu
f1
To open a help topic
Shortcut for Menu Bar
Shortcut Commands
Description
Alt+c
This command will help in showing the command menu
Alt+s
This command will display the tools menu
Alt+o
This command will show favorite menu
Note: The compression and decompression speed of WinRAR varies rapidly with the capacity of the machine in use. If you are working with multiple archive files, then the process can be slower.
The above-mentioned shortcuts will make your life with WinRAR easier. However, at times you might get an error such as a Checksum error in the RAR file that might stop you from opening it. In such scenarios, you will need to repair the RAR file. Although the WinRAR tool can fix minor corruptions, it cannot fix severely damaged or corrupted RAR file.
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The WinRAR tool will help you in compressing the file, you can send large files by splitting large files into smaller volumes. The above-mentioned Shortcuts for WinRAR will save you time in doing such operations. However, corruption in RAR is inevitable, It is recommended to have a data backup of important files. Hope this article was helpful, if you have any queries comment below.
Praneeth Anand is a skilled product manager and research analyst with a strong background in the tech industry. He is currently employed at Remo Software, a leading provider of data recovery solutions. Praneeth's expertise in data recovery software’s, market research, and strong connect with storage devices has been instrumental in Remo Software's success. He is…
